SuperJon 175 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 So anytime I try to open any program (Poker Stars, Internet Explorer, misc game, windows media player, etc.), I get this error:"The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel."This problem is temporarily fixed if I right-click on the program icon and click Run as Administrator. However, going into the properties menu and clicking the box labeled Run this program as an administrator does not work.I have no idea how to create an association, and it seems like that's all I need to do. Please help. Obviously, I could always keep doing what I'm doing now, but it gets annoying. Link to post Share on other sites
ricardob 0 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 So anytime I try to open any program (Poker Stars, Internet Explorer, misc game, windows media player, etc.), I get this error:"The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel."This problem is temporarily fixed if I right-click on the program icon and click Run as Administrator. However, going into the properties menu and clicking the box labeled Run this program as an administrator does not work.I have no idea how to create an association, and it seems like that's all I need to do. Please help. Obviously, I could always keep doing what I'm doing now, but it gets annoying.Do you have windows vista?If so, downgrade to xp. If not, I don't know; have never seen that error. Link to post Share on other sites
David_Nicoson 1 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/22/r...iginal-default/ Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodAFD 0 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Do you have windows vista?If so, downgrade to xp. If not, I don't know; have never seen that error.Dumbest advise ever. Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Dumbest advise ever.It's pretty tough to make someone look dumb when you don't use proper English. Link to post Share on other sites
ice4804 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Try right clicking, thenProperties --> Advanced --> Check 'Run as Administrator'this will permanently run it as admin instead of having to do it individually everytime. Unless this is what you already tried (not just right clicking and selecting run as admin)... Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodAFD 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 It's pretty tough to make someone look dumb when you don't use proper English.You don't get things.... that makes me laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
ricardob 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 You don't get things.... that makes me laugh.I don't get it either, but my 3 months experience with windows vista showed me that it sucks. It's like having a high maintenance fat girlfriend-it's just not worth the effort. Link to post Share on other sites
chaosnhavoc 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 So anytime I try to open any program (Poker Stars, Internet Explorer, misc game, windows media player, etc.), I get this error:"The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel."This problem is temporarily fixed if I right-click on the program icon and click Run as Administrator. However, going into the properties menu and clicking the box labeled Run this program as an administrator does not work.I have no idea how to create an association, and it seems like that's all I need to do. Please help. Obviously, I could always keep doing what I'm doing now, but it gets annoying.Did you upgrade to Vista? If so you need to back up your files and do the clean install. Vista installs differently then previous versions and paths software, and hardware wise get changed and cant run correctly, I have duplicated this on 3 computers and each time I did the clean install (full) and everything works. I recommend backing up important stuff, but most everything will remain under WINDOWS.OLD under your C: drive. Link to post Share on other sites
strategy's_touch 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I don't get it either, but my 3 months experience with windows vista showed me that it sucks. It's like having a high maintenance fat girlfriend-it's just not worth the effort.this may have been the case in the past, but it's truly not anymore. hafd is right, your advice is at best impractical. you do realize that some new hardware these days isn't getting XP driver support, right? Link to post Share on other sites
Sal Paradise 57 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 yeah vista really isn't difficult in the least bit, and downgrading to xp just because you can't figure out how to change settings is worse than retarded.also,advice ≠advise. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodAFD 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'm sticking to my rotary dial phone because the whole push button dialing is just too hard to figure out. Link to post Share on other sites
ricardob 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'm sticking to my rotary dial phone because the whole push button dialing is just too hard to figure out.I gave my advice. I'm not forcing anyone to follow it. But I guess you're amused by it and that's fine by me.I tried it for a few months after it came out; it was the worst OS I've ever tried. If it has improved that's great. I am yet to buy hardware that requires vista, but knowing microsoft I'm sure their support for xp is rapidly decreasing. Link to post Share on other sites
strategy 4 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I gave my advice. I'm not forcing anyone to follow it. But I guess you're amused by it and that's fine by me.I tried it for a few months after it came out; it was the worst OS I've ever tried. If it has improved that's great. I am yet to buy hardware that requires vista, but knowing microsoft I'm sure their support for xp is rapidly decreasing.vista was utter garbage for a while, yeah. I don't know MS's plans for xp, but I do know that dell now charges extra to downgrade from vista these days. Link to post Share on other sites
byaaatch 0 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I gave my advice. I'm not forcing anyone to follow it. But I guess you're amused by it and that's fine by me.I tried it for a few months after it came out; it was the worst OS I've ever tried. If it has improved that's great. I am yet to buy hardware that requires vista, but knowing microsoft I'm sure their support for xp is rapidly decreasing.I guess that time could be coming sooner than later. http://tech.msn.com/microsoft/articlepcw.a...0>1=40000 Link to post Share on other sites
Ouch-8s 5 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Contrary to rumours, vista (mostly) isn't the devil. Rumours that I had enthusiastically spread. I like vista.sigh. Link to post Share on other sites
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